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EPA & DHA

by Vitamer Laboratories · softgel capsule · 100 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 19985 13740 2
  • DSLD label 67273
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 100 servings

EPA & DHA by Vitamer Laboratories lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,030 mg of fish oil, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 21, 2016.

What is in EPA & DHA?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

EPA & DHA: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 67273, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Calories10 Calories
Calories from Fat10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in EPA & DHA against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Fish Oilas Anchovies, Mackerel, SardinesFish Oil (Form: from Anchovies Genus: Engraulis Species: ringens, Sardines Genus: Sardinops Species: sagax, and/or Mackerel Genus: Trachurus Species: symmetricus)1,030 mgFish Oil in EPA & DHA against 1,990 products1.03 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.1.03 g

55% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 6.18 g.

Total Omega-3 Fatty Acidsas Fish Oil, PurifiedTotal Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Form: from Fish Oil, as EPA, and DHA)300 mgOmega-3 in EPA & DHA against 2,714 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 230 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.300 mg

62% of 2,714 products listing omega-3 give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,800 mg.

Eicosapentaenoic Acid180 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in EPA & DHA against 3,134 products180 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.180 mg

60% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,080 mg.

Docosahexaenoic Acid120 mgDHA in EPA & DHA against 3,627 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.120 mg

69% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 720 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 67273 (entered November 21, 2016), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 1 to 6 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Use: Take one softgel up to six times daily, divided among meals.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, or crustacean shellfish.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 67273.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Capsule, Glycerin, Water, D-Alpha-Tocopherol.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Double Verified Gluten Free.

How many labels does EPA & DHA have?

3 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 67273 (current) Entered November 21, 2016 · on the market · 100 softgels · UPC 7 19985 13740 2
  2. Label 53587 Entered November 24, 2015 · off the market October 29, 2016 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 19985 13740 2
  3. Label 23148 Entered June 25, 2013 · off the market October 21, 2015 · 100 softgels · UPC 7 19985 13740 2

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamer Laboratories (manufacturer). All Vitamer Laboratories products.

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